Chapter 2: Starting with Nine Consecutive Draws_1

A row of dull gray characters emerged in front of Wang Ran's eyes.

"Shamed but Resolute: For each death, all attributes increase by 1 (Sand into a tower, hair into fur, as long as I die enough, I will eventually become a powerhouse!)"

The bell kept tolling, and the text kept flowing.

Several lines of gray text appeared in front of Wang Ran.

"Problem-Solving Mindset: Mental attribute increased by 10% (I can solve problems faster than before, and my resistance to negative emotions has also improved, but it seems useless?)"

"I Love Green: When there are green objects within a ten-meter radius, your mood will improve slightly (Green makes me happy, I super love green!)"

Three consecutive talents were in gray text,

Wang Ran felt puzzled, wondering if all talents were supposed to be gray, or was his luck just terrible?

At that moment, he heard a somewhat heavy bell sound.

Dong!

The next second,

a row of pale text appeared in front of Wang Ran.

"Brick Devotee: When using a brick to attack an enemy from behind, a triple critical hit is guaranteed (The monk with the gold brick, cured my mental exhaustion)}"

Wang Ran's heart eased.

Finally, a useful talent had appeared!

One hundred percent critical hit!

Although it required using a brick from behind, its minor flaw did not spoil its greatness, at least it was better than the previous three talents.

Things were looking up,

the text continued to scroll, this time still in the form of white entries.

"Unwilling to Die With Aggrieve: If the character dies in the simulation, you can replay an additional day (Damn it, I want to see who killed me)}"

Wang Ran's face lit up with joy.

This talent wasn't bad either, with this talent he could find out how he died.

At that moment, another line of white text scrolled by.

"Savage Demise: Deals 20% more damage to creatures with lower intelligence (I am a walking IQ detector, I can tell if you're a fool with just a hit)}"

A glint of green light flashed by, and Wang Ran focused his eyes to see.

"Extraordinary Stamina: Can persevere for an additional second in any task (Sometimes I feel this talent is useless, other times I think it's very useful)}"

Wang Ran pondered this talent, wondering if "Time-Space Transposition" could also last an extra second?

But an extra second wasn't very useful.

If you can't get something done in three seconds, four seconds probably won't make a difference, especially since "Time-Space Transposition" can be upgraded, then that extra second would matter even less.

At that moment, another green talent rolled into view.

"Me Too: You can use this phrase to bluff your way through, but it won't work every time (Is he your husband? Me too!)}"

This talent's note was thick with mischief.

Uh...

Wang Ran said with a weird expression, "It's no wonder it's a green talent!"

Putting aside the mischief, this talent could come in handy on many occasions. It was very practical.

Dong!

The slightly dull bell rang in Wang Ran's ears,

the next second,

a lustrous streak of blue light entered his field of vision.

"Black Night Magic One: After the sun sets, you can perform a magic trick.

If someone cheers for you,

your movement speed for that night will increase by 30% and you will be immune to 30% of the damage taken (Can I give you a hundred bucks to compliment me?)}"

"Talent extraction complete"

"Please add the talents you need to your talent column"

After using up all nine chances to extract talents, he had drawn three gray talents, three white talents, two green talents, and one blue talent.

Wang Ran asked, "Can I only choose four talents?"

He only had four blank slots.

"Increasing your slots allows you to select more talents."

Wang Ran asked, "How do I increase them?"

"Complete milestone quests."

Wang Ran asked in confusion, "What is a milestone quest?"

"Current Milestone: Survive for ten days in the apocalypse."

[Milestone Reward: Gain two additional Talent slots and be rewarded a random Legendary Talent]

A golden Talent!

Wang Ran's eyes were glued to it.

He asked, "How many levels are there for Talents?"

[There are six levels of Talents]

[Gray Trash, White Normal, Green Good, Blue Fine, Purple Epic, Gold Legendary]

[But Legendary Talents cannot be drawn directly]

Wang Ran's heart was aflame.

He just needed to survive ten days in the apocalypse to obtain a Legendary Talent.

He survived six days on his first simulation,

Surviving ten days would be a piece of cake!

[Please choose your Talents]

Wang Ran focused his mind, glanced at the nine Talents, and eventually chose "Brick Devotee," "Unwilling to Die With Aggrieve," "Me Too," and "Black Night Magic One."

The last three Talents needed no explanation.

The reason he chose "Brick Devotee" over "Savage Demise" was due to his adventurous spirit, preferring things that were high risk, high reward.

If 20% critical rate and 20% increased damage were put before him, he would decisively choose the 20% critical rate without thinking.

"Brick Devotee" was a 100% critical rate.

Despite some restrictions, he didn't care; being able to land a critical hit was all that mattered.

"That's right!"

Wang Ran asked, "Can 'Black Night Magic' be upgraded, and how?"

He noticed that 'Black Night Magic' had a suffix of One. If there's a One, there should be an Er, but he couldn't find the upgrade conditions in the Talent's description.

[Possessing 'Black Night Magic One' will give you a chance to draw the advanced Talent 'Black Night Magic Er' during Talent draws]

Wang Ran made a note of this.

At this moment, his panel was completely revitalized.

[Strength: 44]

[Constitution: 27]

[Agility: 30]

[Spirit: 10]

[Comprehension: 10]

Talents: "Time-Space Transposition One," "Brick Devotee," "Unwilling to Die With Aggrieve," "Me Too," "Black Night Magic One"

Wang Ran said, "This time my attributes are much higher than before, I shouldn't die so senselessly again."

Last time his five attributes totaled only 31, but this time they summed up to 121, with Strength reaching an astonishing 44. He might be able to kill a cow with one punch.

This time, he was determined to avenge his past failures!

Ding-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling~

The school bell for class dismissal rang in the hallway, and Wang Ran stood up in a flash. Without waiting for the teacher to announce the end of class or taking his textbooks, he ran out of the classroom.

He completely ignored the astonished looks of his classmates.

Give me a break,

the end of the world was two weeks away,

what was the point of attending classes?

If he stepped into a classroom again, he would be a complete idiot!

"The person who owned this body went to the basement once," Wang Ran recalled from the original owner's memory.

"There weren't any windows down there, it was entirely lit by electric lights. Logically, if it had collapsed, nothing should have been able to get close to the outside of the basement."

"I'll simulate again to see what it was."

"If I can beat it, that would save trouble. Just stock up on food in the basement and I should be able to last the ten days, completing the milestone task effortlessly."

Just thinking about the reward made Wang Ran itch with anticipation.

"One more time!"

[Start Simulation]

[On the first day, you were cleaning the basement when suddenly the world shook. This time you were prepared, dodging the collapsing stones and even managed to protect the school beauty Lin Ying]

[You heard a harrowing scream]

[You were sure something else had happened besides the earthquake, something far more terrifying]